12 aspirants for 2016 polls file COCs early at Comelec main office

MANILA, Oct. 12 (PNA) — Twelve aspirants running for national positions of president, vice-president and senator in the 2016 polls trooped to Intramuros during the first hour of the start of the five-day filing period of the submission of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) at the Commission of Elections (Comelec) main office.

As of 9 a.m., a total of eight presidential candidates, including Vice President Jejomar Binay, former Senator Gregorio Honasan (vice president) and three senators, including former Senator Panfilo Lacson have filed their respective COCs.